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Moto GP (Xbox)

Based on the immensely popular sport of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing, MotoGP is an ultra-realistic bike racer for the Xbox which puts you, the player, behind the handle-bars of some of the meanest, fastest, most thrilling machines on two-wheels. With a variety of innovative gameplay elements, supported by amazing graphics and revolutionary technical features, MotoGP brings the perfect mix of speed, style, bravery and technology to your Xbox console. [THQ]

THQ
Racing
Players: 4
E (Everyone)
Developer: Climax Entertainment
Released May 20, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

84 / 100

Critic Reviews

93 GameZone
A digital masterpiece, a tour de force, my hats off to the developers.
92 Media and Games Online Network
One of the best motorbike games ever.
90 Adrenaline Vault
Loaded with graphical goodies and flush with many more racing modes than one would normally expect, Moto GP offers an exception experience for two wheeled racing.
90 Yahoo! Games
Graphically, MotoGP is amazing. In terms of difficulty, this game will challenge even the most elite of console racers.
90 TeamXbox
The graphics are some of the best seen on any console to date and the controls are just as dandy. Throw in the multiplayer, sim mode, and personal customizations available and THQ’s Moto GP is a keeper for any racing fan out there.
90 GamerWeb Xbox
The lighting of this game rivals any on the Xbox. It's awesome to see skid marks from a previous lap remain in the same spot and to see falling rain clean off your tires and smudge up the camera for the game.
88 Gamer's Pulse
An excellent racing game that has plenty of depth and unlockable features.
88 GameSpy
Combines great graphics and kicked-up sound with, above all else, fun gameplay.
87 Game Over Online
It has great graphics, solid gameplay and, while not very original, is a lot of fun to play.
87 Electronic Gaming Monthly
Who needs the real-world risk when you can play the finest, most realistic motocycle-racing game on a console? [July 2002, p.124]
86 IGN
Filled with stunning lighting effects and several modes of play, this will help fill those lonely summer hours when few games are out there.
85 GameSpot
A remarkable amount of replay value for a licensed racing game, and it boasts what's arguably the most precise control of any console driving game to date.
85 Electric Playground
It doesn't have the enormous depth of play that some of the auto racers modeled on "Gran Turismo" have, with hundreds of vehicles and upgrades to collect and keep you playing, but it provides the most exhilarating and intense races anywhere.
80 Xbox Nation Magazine
The game provides a unique feeling of authenticity and a depth of gameplay to a genre all but buried in a glut of car-based racers. [Summer 2002, p.93]
80 Game Informer
Cyclophiles are really going to get into this game, while the rest of us will nod and smile without truly ever getting it. [July 2002, p.88]
80 TotalGames.net
The best Moto GP game we’ve seen on any system.
79 Official Xbox Magazine
The controls scream "simulation," but the action skews heeavily toward the side of the arcade camp. [July 2002, p.83]
60 Play Magazine
A formidable, beautiful-looking GP game. [July 2002, p.82]

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